Geography: Creating a Culture Using 5 Geographical Themes Interactive Notebook
By Geography and Math Made Easy
Have your student work cooperatively to use their prior knowledge of five (5) geographical themes knowledge to create a culture — location, place, movement, human-environment interaction, and region. Through this lesson, students will learn all the characteristics of culture. For students to be successful in playing this game, students must have a working knowledge of the five geographical themes. OBJECTIVE: • Students will review the five geographical themes. • Students will be able to apply the five geographical themes to real-world experiences. • Students will use the five geographical themes and will create a culture. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS • What is the difference between absolute and relative location? • What physical and cultural characteristics make a place special? • How do people, goods, and ideas move throughout the world? • What are the common characteristics that are shared by a region? MATERIALS • Detailed Teacher Instructions • Three-prong notebook per student • Art Supplies: Markers, crayons, and/or colored pencils • Five Geographical Themes Activity Sheet (Included) • Five Geographical Themes Review Game (Included) • Internet access • Class set of atlases • Hole punch • Grading Rubric (Included) PREPARATION • Set up the classroom desks or tables so that students are sitting in groups of twos or threes. • Duplicate Geographical Themes Game, cut, and place in bag. • Duplicate packets, one per student. SCHEDULE Day One: (1) Watch video (2) Play Geographical Themes
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